S4E11 Resident Evil with the stars of the games Nicole Tompkins, Jeff Schine & Nick Apostolides

About this episode

This episode features the stars of the recent Resident Evil games discussing their roles and the impact of the franchise on the horror gaming genre.

In 1996, the world of video gaming was forever changed by the release of Capcom’s “survival horror” masterwork “Resident Evil” on the Sony PlayStation. In fact, the term “survival horror”, now a common-place name for a subgenre of horror gaming, was originated by “Resident Evil”. Survival horror itself can be defined as a genre of video games with a focus on surviving in a threatening, often supernatural or disturbing environment, with an emphasis on a more vulnerable central character, tension, limited resources and combat as a last resort. Sound like a vast number of great horror games that have come since the original “Resident Evil”? Whether it’s the steeped in atmospheric dread of the “Silent Hill” franchise, the cosmic Lovecraftian terror of the “Dead Space” games, the nerve-frying corridors of the “Amnesia” series or the Stephen King-esque small town horror of “Alan Wake” and its sequel, the influence of “Resident Evil” has played a pivotal role in forming horror gaming. In this episode I am joined by the stars of the most recent “Resident Evil” games. They have taken the three most iconic characters of the franchise and not only made them their own, but also brought real…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Lane's Spill Your Guts

Guests: Nicole Tompkins, Jeff Schine, Nick Apostolides

Topics covered

• Resident Evil
• video games
• survival horror
• game development
• character portrayal

Keywords

• Resident Evil
• survival horror
• video games
• game characters
• horror gaming

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Resident Evil, Resident Evil 3, Resident Evil: Death Island, Silent Hill, Dead Space, Amnesia, Alan Wake

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